Devonté Hynes, also known as Blood Orange, has teamed up with Third Coast Percussion to release a classical music album titled Fields.
Devonté Hynes of Blood Orange fame, has recently announced that he will be releasing his first album of classical music compositions. The collection is called Fields and will be performed by the Chicago-based ensemble Third Coast Percussion. The album is slated for an October 11 release, and will no doubt be the birthplace of some exceptional music.
Fields consist of a suite called ‘For All Its Fury’ (the first 11 tracks of the album), followed by compositions titled ‘Perfectly Voiceless’ and ‘There Was Nothing.’ Hynes composed all the music in a Digital Audio Workstation and then sent the recordings and sheet music to the members of Third Coast Percussion who arranged and orchestrated them for their own instruments.
“This was the first time I’ve written music that I’ve never played, and I love that,” Dev Hynes said in a press release. “It’s something I’ve always been striving to get to. Seeing what Third Coast Percussion had done with these pieces was magical.”
It’s been a busy year for Hynes, just this year releasing a brand new mixtape under the Blood Orange moniker titled Angel’s Pulse. Just before that in 2018 was the absolutely incredible album Negro Swan, which also blessed us with Hynes’ unique approach to sonic landscapes.
You can check out one of the highlights from Angel’s Pulse below, and become initiated if you have not already.
Watch the video for ‘Benzo’ below:
The official tracklist and album cover have also been shown off, and you can check them out below:
Fields:
01 Reach
02 Blur
03 Coil
04 Wane
05 Curl
06 Hush
07 Gather
08 Tremble
09 Cradle
10 Press
11 Fields
12 Perfectly Voiceless
13 There Was Nothing
We can’t wait to hear what Blood Orange does with his brand new foray into classical music.
